Hay-loader.



110.812,213. PATENTED PEB.13, 1906.

J. W. LATIMBR. v

HAY LOADER.

APPLIUATION FILED 00T. 11.1905.

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J. W. LATIMER.

HAY LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED 001'.11.l905.

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PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906.

J. W. LATIMER.

HAY LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED ooT.11.19o5.Y

No. 812,213' BATENTED PEB. 13, 1906.

J. W. LATIMER.

HAY LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 11,1905

6 SHEETS-SHEET 6 'following had tothe accompanying drawings, forming *and having an endless slatted carrier operative to elevate and deposit the hay' upon a -ground and delivered to the endless carrier `by means of a rak1ng-cyhnder and drum in provided'with pick-up fingers, the drum and unrriin srafins `JOHN W. 'LATIMER OF CHlAG-G, lLLl entranti# citeren.

N01 S, ASE-SIG NOR TO NTERNATIONAL HAY-LO ADEF?.

To all whom zrl muy concern:

Be it known that JOHN W. LATIMER, a citizen of -theUnited States, residing at Chij cago, in the countjT of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Loaders, of which the is a speciiication, reference being a part thereof.

My invention relates to hay rakes and loaders of that type having an elevating and carrier frame. mounted upon carrying-*Wheels .Wagon'in advance of and to which the loader is attached, the hav being raked from the rear of the carrier and having the cylinder raking-cylinder revolving in a. direction op-v posite to that of the carrying-Wheels.

It consists in an improved construction of the frame in which the iakiiigcj'liiider and drum are mounted, in the construction ot the drum, in the manner of vieldingly mounting it in the fra-me, in the manner of mounting the compressor-bars, and in such other de tais of construction designed to lighten and cheapen the construction oi' machines oi" the above class, the object being to provide a `inachine that will be strong and positive in action and comprising teiv parts. l attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated by the accompanying dra-wings, in which- Figure 1 represents a rear view of ya .havloader embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1 with the upper end of the elevating and carrier frame broken away. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ot the upper end oiv the elevator and carrier as broken away from Fig. 2. Fig. i is a detail showing the manner in which the endless carrier is mounted at the upper end of the elevator-frame. Fig.

5 is a cross-section on line A Bof Fig. 4. Figa Gis a cross-section online C D of Fig. 2. l1 ig.

7 is a partial plan viewoi' Fig. 2 on line E Fig. 8 is :in enlarfred end elevation, partlyl in ,end of the endless carrier. Fig. 9 represents l section, of the raking-cylinder and receiving l l details of the construction and manner ol j mounting the raking-cylinder. Figs. 10 and 11 represent details of the construction and manner of mounting the stripping-cylinder. j

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled October 11,

Patented ret'. is, 190e. 1905. semina. 282.288.

Fig. 12 is a detail of the drum. Figs. 13 and 55 14 are details showing the manner of attaching the rake-teeth to the rake-bars, and Fig.

15 is a sectional detail of the delivery end of the elevator and endless carrier. i

Similar numerals refer to similar parts '6o throughout the several views.

A driving-axlel is rotatablyv mounted at the lower end of an elevator-frame having side bars 2, and a draft-frame having forwardly-projecting side barsv 3 and'cross-bars 4 at the forward ends thereof. A short draftpole 5 has its rear end secured to the middle of the cross-bar e, and rearwardly-diverging braces 6 are secured at their forward ends to the opposite end of the draft-'pole and have their opposite ends secured to the side inembers of the d raft-frame and their middle portions to the cross-bar 4.

7 represents the carrying and drive wheels loosely mounted at opposite ends of the axle. and having any of the Well-known springoperated paivl mechanism connecting them with gear-wheels S, secured to the axle, and having ratchet-teeth t) at one. side thereof designed to engage with the pawls mounted on the hub of the drive-Wheels.

The side bars 2 of the elevator-frame are pivotalljv mounted upon the axle by means of the bearingboxes 10, secured thereto. Between the bearii'ig-l'ioxes l() and the geai'- Wheels S are other bearing-boxes l2, also pivotally mounted upon the axle and to which are secured longitudinallyarranged bars 1,3, l projecting rearward and in front thereof, their `l'ront ends being joined by a. cross-bar 9o 14, secured thereto and connected ivitli the side bars 3 of the draft-traine by means of the links 15, that are adapted to slide through loops 16, secured to said side bars and having lateral openings adapted to receive :i pin 16" 95 to limit the downward movement of the rear end ollv the traine-bars. Secured to the rear ends of the bars 13 are brackets 1T, havingl depending slotted portions 1S and laterallyprojecting Wing portions 19 and 2l) at then--loo l upper ends and upon opposite sides thereof,v

and braces 20 connect the lower ends of the brackets with the rear ends of the bearingboxcs 12, and truss-rods 20'/ have their oppo` site ends secured to opposite endsof the bars 13 and their middle portion resting upon f strutsQO.

.i cross-shaft :21 is looselj'r embraced at op- Eoslte ends by the slotted portion of the.

rackets 17 and toits extended ends are secured the lowerV upward through Wings 19 r. an springs 23' and upper ends.

openings in the projecting have adjustingnuts 24 at their and the upper end s o .the springs are'shd- ,near theiry peripheries,

u have their opposite ends pivotally connected ing links 54,

inwardlyprojecting 'ear .p ortionaf;

are provided with inly mounted thev i-t-shaped upper ends oZ rlin S125,

t-hat have their lower ends loosely rece1ved by openings in the projecting Wings Zilanda cross-bar 126 is secured to'their upper e mounted upon' the eccentricallf-inounteds disks 29, between the periphera i langes 36 andthe steel plates7, secured to the the disks. w

At Athe rear end oi" the bearing-boxes 12 are journaled short-shafts' 38, having secured at their outer ends pinions 3 9, meshing .with gear-Wheelsl 8, and: to their vinnen ends sprocket-Wheels' 4,9; and integral' lwith the hubs of the heads ofthe. drum are sprocket- Wheels 50, and-sprocket-chainsl connecty the two pairs of v sproohet-wheels 1n .a manner 15o-communicate motion from the drive-Y Wheels .to the rake-drum. Pivotally connect# -ed'withthe drum-heads are links 52, .that

Withtherake-teeth heads in amanner tocommunicate motion thereto. Secured to the axle 1 at'theinner ends of thebearing-boxes f 53, and;pivotally..

-10 are! sprocket-wheels v l-mounted on the 'spokes'the1"eoi-are swing rovided at thei-rlf free ends with are secured cross-bars 55, having'outwardly `Aprojecting teeth-56.. Thebearlng-boxes 10,

inwardly-projecting earns 57 with which rollers 58, mounted upon the outer sides of the free ends of the linhs 54, are adapted to, contact in a mannerto govern the osition of the. linksv relative 'to the sproc et.- Wheels. At the upper end of the elevator-frame is a cross-shaft 59, journaled in slidingbearings 60, mounted in slots at the ends of the side bars 2. Secured to the side bars .below theslots are brackets 61, and 62 desig-y ends of, links 221, that vextend With-the brackets by means of t "through supporting coiled Between the adjusting-nuts s. Secured to the cross-shaft 21 ,i adjacent the" bands 3 2 havinginw'ard/lyare secured thereto, -.having.

faces ofi 'movement to which sisma met links having seeks at their este @ms enga gwith openings inthe sliding bearings `and t eir oppositeen s adjustabl. connected end-sand nuts 63. Secured to theshaft at the inner ends of the sliding bearings are Iflanged Wheels l(54:, having inwardly-projecting ears 65, to' which are secured cross-bars 66; Sprocket-chains 67 connect the flanged Wheels with; the sprocket #Wheels 53', and cross-slats 68 are secured to the chains and spaced apart in the usual form, and ropes 69 are securedto the slats, the yWhole being a common form of endless carriers for this class of machines. ,1 f v Above the enfdless carrier at its upper end is a transverselyfarranged bar 7 O,y having its opposite ends pivo'n'llymounted in the uper ends of bars '71, that have their ower ends secured to the side bars 2, and secured to the transt erse bar are a-series of-depending'bracketsl72, that have! their lower ends secured .to loatin compressorbars 73, to the lower ends of W lichare.' secured rear.- Wardlyextendingbars 74, that have their e threaded y rear ends loosely received by openings in the cross-bar 26. Across-bar 7.5. extends across the elevatorframe abovethe-lower ends of thecompresson bars, and secured. thereto are a series ofdown' wardl and 'rearwardly depending straps 76, that ave their lower: endssecured i to the compressor-bars. f ment of the cross-bar, there is attached there to at its endslinks 77, thatare adapted-to slide through loops 7 8, secured .to the eleva# lower ends of the links, contact lWitlthe loops lwhen the bar is raised tothe limit offzits Secured to the bars-iS--in rear ofthe -a'xle vare straps 80, to which are secured shields, designed. to prevent the, hay-,fromwinding upon thevchain and other associatediparts".` f

,ln operation thesmachine is attached to thewagon'in the usualmanner, and thedrive- Wheelsirnpart motion to the. various arts,

' king-cylinder revolvin 'erteeth 1 aree ."a-lternaty. eriphery-:and retracte ssieetedfbe- To limit'the upward move- I o c' tordiiame, and'pms l-passing through'the with the rum.

shaft. The; ralringcylinderdeliversf the hay to theendlessicarrier'thiatismoving in an oppositedirectiomand the compressorebars o Acrate to com ress the stream of hay and yie di upward .as t e stream increasesin thickness.

The rakin cvlinder and, drunk. being mounted at t eend of the frammthat is pivotally mounted upon the. axle is free torise. to accommodate itself to. `the inequalities of the surface of :the ground over which dt@ travels, and its downward movement is limited bythe. stop-pins contacting with vthe loops, as before described. As a further Ineansf'or securing a floating effect. ofthe-cylinder the'.

therefrom, a supplemental frame pivotallv t mounted upon said axle andv extending foi:- ward and in rear thereof, having its forward end adjustably connected with the elevatorframe, and a raking-cylinder mounted at the rear end thereof.

2. In a hay-loader, the combination of an axle and carrying-wheels mounted thereon, an elevator' and carrier frame mounted upon said axle and extending upward and forward therefrom, a supplemental frame pivotally mounted upon said axle and extending forward and in rear thereof, having its forward' end adjustably connected with the elevatorframe, and a raking cylinder yieldingly mounted at the rear end thereof.

In a hay-loader, the combination of an axle and carrying-wheels mounted thereon, an elevator and carrier frame mounted upon said axle and extending upward and forward therefrom, asuppleniental frame pivotally mounted upon said axleand extending forward and in rea-r thereof, having its forward end connected with. lthe elevator-frame by means of bars secured to one of the frames' and slidably connected with the other, and adjustable stops connected with the bars in a manner to limit the upward movement of the forward end of said supplemental frame, and a rakingcylinder' mounted at the rear end thereof.

'-1. In a hay-loader, the combination of an axle and carrying wheels mounted thereon, an elevator and carrier frame mounted upon said axle and extending upward and forward therefrom, a supplemental frame pivotally mounted upon saidaxle and extending forward and in rear thereof, having its forward end connected with the elevator-frame by means of bars curved coiicentrically relative to the axle and having one end secured to said supplemental frame and their opposite ends passing freely through loops secur'ed to said elevator-frame, transverse openings in said bars, and pins received by said openings and contacting with said loops in a. manuel' to limit the upward movement of the forward end of said su pleinental frame, and arakingcylinder yieldingly mounted at the rear end thereof.

5. In a hay-loader, the combination of an axle and carrying-wheels mounted thereon,

an elevator and carrier frame mounted upon said axle and extending upward and forward 1 therefrom, a supplemental frame pivotally mounted upon said axle and extending forward and in rear thereof and having its forward end connected with the elevator-frame, brackets secured to the rear end of said frame at opposite sides thereof, said brackets having vertically-arranged slots therein, a shaft extending across ends loosely mounted in said slotted brackets, and' a raking cylinder rotatably mounted upon said shaft.

6. In a hay-loader, the combination of an axle and carrying-wheels mounted thereon,

an elevator and carrier frame mounted upon said axle and extending upward and forward therefrom, a supplemental frame pivotally mounted upon said axle and extending forward and in rear thereof and having its Iorward endconnected with the elevator-frame,

brackets secured to the rear end of said frame at opposite sides thereof, said brackets having vertically-arranged slots therein, a shaft extending across saidframe and having its ends loosely mounted in said slotted brackets,

springs operative to suspend the shaft in said brackets, and a rakingcylinder rotatably mounted on the shaft.

7. In a hay-loader, the combination of an axle and carrying-wheels mounted thereon, an elevator and carrier frame mounted upon said axle and extending upward and forward therefrom, a supplemental frame pivotallyr said frame and having its mounted upon said axle and extending forl wardy and in rear thereof and having its forward en'd connected with the elevator-frame, brackets secured to the rear end of said frame and at opposite sides thereof, said brackets having vertically-arranged slots therein, a shaft extending across said frame and having its ends loosely mounted in said slotted brackets, links having their lower ends secured to said shaft and their upper ends passing loosely through openings in the upper ends of said brackets, and coiled springs sur'- rounding the links above said brackets and operative to yieldingly support said shaft, and a raking cylinder rotatably mounted upon said shaft. Y

8. In a hay-loader, the combination of an axle and carrying-wheels mounted thereon, an elevator and carrier frame mounted upon said axle and extending upward and forward therefrom, a supplemental frame pivotally mounted on said axle and extending forward and in rear thereof and having its forward end connected with theelevator-frame, brackets secured to the rear end of .said' frame and at opposite sides thereof, said brackets having vertically-arranged slots therein, a shaft extend-ing across said frame and hav- IOO IOS

ing its ends loosely mounted in said slotted brackets, links having their lower ends-secured to saidshaft and their upper ends passing loosely through openings in the upper ends of said..bi'ackets, coiled springs surroundin"Y the links above said brackets, suppleinentaI links having their upper ends securedto the upper ends of -th'eiirsenientioned linhi's h and their lower ends passingv os'ely slidably.' connected with said l lcomprising,in combination,

p ;.`positelyd1'sp0sed heads rotatablyv mounted through openings in the br ackets, rsslbar' having its opposite ends-s'e'cured'to aidvsi'ippleinemA tal links, and a ral'in cylin rotatablyT mounted upon said sha t. f' nl. Y

9.; in a hay-loader, the combination of-an axle and` carryi'gig-wheels mounteiftnereon, an elevator andcarrier said axle and extending upward and forward therefrom, a supplemental frame pivotally mounted on said axle and extending forward and in rear tliereof and having its forward end connected with the elevaton'lrame, a raking-cylinder mounted at ,the rear end of said supplemental fram'e, a Across -bar arranged above said cylinder and supported at nnposite ends lupon the frame, cempresscrlnars extendingA longitudinallf1 above said elevator' ving their lowerends cress-barand carrier fra-me and 1Q., lA ir'alring'mechanism y a fixed shaft, op-v upon said shaft, said heads being connected by' means of bars secured to the pen'pheries thereof, a series' of bands secured to said bars in "a manner to have intervening spaces be- 'tween thebands, a raking-cylinder mounted said bands, and heads having raketeeth andmeans for projecting and retract-l ing said teeth through said spaces.

l1. A raking mechanism for hay-loaders comprising, in combination, a fixed shaft, oppositlyedisposed heads rotatably `mounted uponk said shaft, said heads being connected by means o'f-bars secured to the peripheries Y thereof, a series of bands in afm anner to have intervening spaces between the bands, said bands having inwardlyturned edges, a raking-cylinder mounted within said bands, and heads having rake-teeth teeth throughsaid spaces. 45

and` means forprojectingand retracting said '12. In a hay-loader, the combinationgo an axle anci'carrying-Wheels mounted thereon,

frame mounted upon for hay-leaders secured to said bars ergere aiip'elevator vand carrier frame mounted upon said axle and extending upward and forward therefrom, a 'supplemental frame extending forward and in reary of said axle, comprising abl,T connected with the elevator frame, a raking-cylinder carried by the rear end of vsaid supplemental Jr'rarne, journal-boxes secured'to said side bars and having said-axle said boxes in rear of said axle and having .Wheels to lfheir inner ends upon o posite sides of said side bars, pinons secure t0 the axle and meshing with said first-named pinions, sprecket-wheels'connected with said rakingtwo sets ofsprccket-Wheels.'

13. ln a hay-loader, the combination of an an elevator and'carrier frame mounted upon said axle and extending upward and forward therefrom, a supplemental frame extending forward and in rear of said axle, comprising side bars and having its forward end connect ed with the elevator-frame, a raking-cylinder carried by therear end of said sup framdjpurnal-bcxes secured to sai side bars and having said axle journaled therein, short shafts journaled in said boxes in rear of said axle and having Vpinions secured attheir outer ends and 'sprocket-Wheels to their inner ends upon o posite sides ofl said side bars, pininns secure tothe axle and. meshing with sai irst-named pinions, sprocket-wheels connected with said raking-cylinder, sprocket-chains connecting the two sets of sprocket-wheels, and shields dey ending .from said side bars inside said sproc et-chains. i

In Witness whereof I hereto affix my signature Vin presence of two witnesses:

JOHN W. LATIlvlER.

C.. F. CRUMB.

side. bars 'and having its forwardend adjust-l cylinder, and sprocket-chains connecting the axle and carrying-wheelsmounted thereon,

Vlementall 55 gournaled thereln, short shafts journale'd in 1nions secured to theirouter ends and sproclet d'So 

